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A lot of you have been asking about this. So I thought it about time to finally share just what is going on! An interesting opportunity presented itself recently to allow me to serve my country in a way I am capable of and more importantly, allow me to do my part to help bring our troops home. Allow me to provide a little background and context. I am no warrior, I am no soldier. I can barely even carry the gear that is the bare minimum used for protection, I can’t even begin to imagine just what the weight of the weaponry involved is!

Allow this visual depiction of my experience of getting blood drawn for putting my DNA on file to give you an example of just how non-capable for soldiering I am! And why yes I did pass out during the blood draw, really it wasn’t the blood draw so much as the WHERE IS THE VEIN, I KNOW, LETS MAKE HIM PASS OUT! It wasn’t the first time, and I warned them up front this was bound to happen if they didn’t find the vein the first time!

But with all that said and done, I am still physically fit to actually BE here, and apparently, strong enough to at least WEAR this gear when time calls for it!

Though I’m far more accustomed to just wearing a jacket and take photos of myself after not having slept for days and days – Oh, where would I not sleep for days and days? Probably some place like this PAX Terminal which often receives mortar attacks…

But I digress a little. Back to what I am doing here. I am no warrior, I am no soldier… I am a technologist, I teach, educate, evangelize, enliven, and solve problems and let me tell you, <REDACTED> <REDACTED> <REDACTED>, Pretty awesome, right?

I’ll be honest, due to the sensitive nature of what I am doing here, what and where I am working on, etc; I am unable to really share a whole lot of what I am doing or what it entails but I can via obfuscation share that I am helping spread the good word, will, and journey of all things that are Storage, Cloud, Applications, Virtualization, Security and more. You know, all the kinds of things you often enjoy my expose’s of and the like! The real and ultimate goal of this journey is doing my part to help bring our troops home safely, and ensure that the the infrastructure which helps support and save lives sustains.

This world is a very secretive one but there are parts of that experience often never shared that I’ll be able to reveal as I serve my time here.

Many of you have asked how you might go about sending me letters, care packages, whatever or the like; provided below is my APO for those wondering.

I also have a DoDAAC which is pretty awesome for FAST delivery, but that’s not really needed at all! A conversation on facebook revealed that USPS has free shipping materials for APO addresses. Honestly, I really don’t think I need much, I mean I try to be a pretty easy person; albeit vegan food options out here are quite difficult and interesting to say the least…

I do apologize I haven’t been on Twitter much, Internet connectivity here SUCKS and I cannot get to twitter from my work machines, though Facebook works fine, thus I’ve been being as regular there as I possibly can respectively. :) I cannot stress enough how having a max 5k download speed at times really means, it makes Skyping challenging enough as it is at times. :)

I’ll keep you all updated on my journey, and new and interesting lessons learned from the Warzones, consider me the eyes into this world which often is shrouded from our very eyes in media reports and beyond. I hope you all are well, and I take steps to ensure my safety on the regular so I’ll be able to return home in this mission to help return home our troops and do my part in the United States drawdown from Afghanistan.

Be well, and I hope this revealed enough to comfort or alleviate any thoughts some of you may have been having! :) Comments, letters and beyond are always welcome! :)

I know some of you felt all of the content wasn’t entirely relevant to San Francisco compared to that of Las Vegas, so here goes … the Definitive Guide to Prepare for VMworld 2012 in San Francisco! I’ll try to cover everything which is important… Transportation, The Food, The Parties, the Crazies. Yea. All of it.

Packing

It’s a whole week away, who’s thinking about packing now? (I know @StorageMistress is already packed!) and likely so should you begin planning for this!

Must Have Items to Pack and Consider:

Comfortable Shoes: I cannot stress this enough (I feel like I’ve said it before, and I have, and I’ll say it again, Oh and again.)BRING COMFORTABLE SHOES!. Whether you’re sticking ENTIRELY to the show floor or you walk outside anywhere (a lot of the events are OFF-Site at times) you’ll find yourself walking. Not only walking streets, but hills and environments the likes of which Cable Cars were designed for! So bring your comfortable shoes; You can thank me later!

Bring Business Cards: I know who you are, I met you, you’re the guy who has a QR code! You’re all SCAN MY QR CODE TO GUARANTEE WE’LL NEVER TALK EVVVEEEEEEEERRRRRR!!!! It’s true, it’s serious. People don’t exchange QR codes and remember each other. You don’t enter that random contest to win an iPad or a Nexus 7 by giving them your QR code in a bowl. You exchange Business Cards. Deal with it. Oh and PACK SOME BUSINESS CARDS!

Laptop: If you don’t need your laptop because you’re not going to be working while at the show, leave it at home. If you bring your laptop because you need to work (like me) and you want to accomplish anything of relevance, LEAVE IT IN YOUR ROOM. The last thing you need to do is worry about where your laptop is, especially because once you bring it, you will NEVER take it out of it’s case when you hit the show floor, less than 3% of people do. (Exceptions: Blogger, Analyst and other folks who specifically are demoing and using the laptop at set intervals) Save yourself grief though and leave it in the Hotel room, or leave it at home.

Clothing: If you’re a suit guy, bring suits. If you’re a T-shirt and Jeans guy, bring that. This is a conference like any conference so you’ll likely end up with random T-Shirts, random this and that’s. (Oh if you’re job hunting here… Dress above your station, Seriously, no SERIOUSLY DO IT. ;)) Pack appropriately don’t over-pack, per se, but be sure to pack adequately. If you can survive with Carry-On only (My Preferred way to live) you will WIN! If you find yourself needing to buy things once you hit the ground it’s not a major problem, but consider San Francisco’s Sales Tax is 9.5%….

Cell Phone: I added this at the last minute. If you find your ATT Phone doesn’t work to save your life for Data. I heartily welcome to you San Francisco. … Mobile will be a challenge in every case, if it’s improved you are a lucky beast! If it doesn’t work, just operate on that expectation!

Transportation

Whether this is your first VMworld, or your 50th VMworld; your First time in San Francisco, or you’re an old school native… Transportation is an IMPORTANT one to address. – All of these rules apply especially going TO or FROM the Airport, so find some buddies and group up!

Options:

Taking BART: A lot of you say “Yea, I’m gonna take BART and I’ll be all good” Don’t get me wrong. BART is a great idea. If you have time to burn, I highly encourage it. Whoa, Whoa, hold on a minute, are you openly bashing public transportation? Yea, kind of, but not exactly. Allow me to explain :)

If you are within 1 Mile of Moscone staying at the JW Marriott, Renaissance, Marriott Marquis, Serrano, Inter-Continental and so forth? WALK. ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. Yea, You should be walking, it’s not a difficult task. If you have a lot of stuff to carry, or there’s a bunch of you staying a mile away and you’re lazy (What?! Lazy people in IT? WHERE?!) Then hop in a cab, it’s semi-efficient. But otherwise, WALK. But wait, what about hotels farther away?!

If you like a lot of very sad folks are staying at the SFO Marriott (~15 miles away) Get a car and car-pool, it’ll be cheaper. Consider the following calculation. Taking BART from the SFO Marriott only costs $5 One-Way! However it entails a 60 minute one-way trip, including walking 1.5 Miles all-in. If I’m in San Francisco on my own dime and I have time to burn this is a great idea. However, I like you are here for a fixed amount of time, and the burden taking public transportation losing a minimum of 2hrs a day in transport with walking 3 miles a day guaranteed is no way to spend your extremely valuable time.

Renting a Car: WTF? WHO RENTS A CAR IN SAN FRANCISCO!??! No one. Unless you’re staying at the SFO Marriott, and I suggest ONE of you rents for every 4-5 people you have in a group or party. (Or find some friends! :)) FYI, the time/distance by car is ~30 minutes. Which means you lose an hour of your day traveling, but at least it is on YOUR terms. There is no “Last car of the day” and Parking in/around Moscone seems fairly reasonable

Taking a Taxi (~1-2M): If you’re within ~1-2 miles of Moscone, sure, take a taxi if it’s fitting… Sometimes we all have deadlines we need to support, I respect and understand that!

Taking a Taxi (~15M): If you’re staying at the SFO Marriott for example and you take a Taxi, That is a $45 one way trip. If you have that kind of money to burn, I have a bridge to sell you (and potentially some licensing… HAH!) But seriously, That CAN work out if you load that car up with 4-5 of you and group together, but do not do it solo.

Taking a Shuttle:

Many of you may not have known about this, it seems to have been a hidden fact for some so I wanted to ensure the details are documented here for you!

The secret fact:

Here are the hotels which will HAVE shuttle Service (According to VMworld Registration Support Team)

This list does include the W. (Have you ever seen the W? It’s ACROSS THE STREET FROM MOSCONE)

Take this list with a grain of salt. I’ve heard conflicting opinions that there aren’t shuttles and yet I got this list… so find a good transport plan, commit and roll with it.

Transportation VMworld shuttles between the airport and hotels are not provided. Conference shuttle service will be provided at select VMworld 2012 official hotels to Moscone West. Service offered every 20 minutes during the following AM and PM Peak hours of the conference:

Sunday, August 26

12:30PM – 9:00PM

Monday, August 27

6:30AM – 10:30AM, 4:00PM – 8:30PM

Tuesday, August 28

6:30AM – 10:30AM, 4:00PM – 8:00PM

Wednesday, August 29

6:30AM – 10:30AM, 4:00PM – 6:00PM

Extended Party Hours

7:00PM – 10:00PM

Thursday September 30

6:30AM – 10:30AM, 12:00PM – 4:00PM

Shuttle Drop Off: Moscone West Convention Center Shuttle Pick Up: Information on shuttle routes and pick up locations can be found at select VMworld 2012 hotels and at the designated drop off location at Moscone West.

Networking and Sessions and Labs

No, this section is not about Nicira or SDN. :)

For those of you who are veterans to VMworld or if you’ve never seen the inside of a conference session before. This section applies to you, regardless.

Networking is KEY. Chances are if you want to do something, someone there has already done it before and can share their experience. Some people are sad and lonely and are looking for others to talk to about how they backup their Virtualization environment. Let’s be honest. You’re all geeks in one way or another and you have your particular area of focus, of interest, of… whatever. And there’s bound to be at least a dozen more of you there who share the same interests, so it’s important to FIND each other, Exchange business cards and “buy” each other a drink at some Vendors Party – Not sure who’s doing what you want, or on and so forth? Find ME. I know all of you and can help ‘matchmake’ you SDN guys with you other neurotic vCloud guys. :)

OMG I WANT TO ATTEND THESE 3 SESSIONS ALL RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME.

You guys know that the sessions are available after the fact in video+PDF format, right? Seriously? You know that right?!?! Don’t kill yourself to attend a session which is full or 2 1/2 miles from where you are that you forgo eating just to get there on time….

I said this last year, and guess what. It still applies. So don’t kill yourself for the sessions. If you have to choose between two sessions which are applicable to your business, choose the one more likely to involve ‘interaction’ instead of rote lecture. Or pick the one with the full-er room :)

LABS LABS LABS!!! Some of you don’t have access to labs, or nearly the comprehensive set of labs they have here. Since I’ve found it a challenge to get access to these labs Post-VMworld “Hey, we’re fixing that … yea I’ll believe it when I see it” – I encourage you to spend time going through the labs, learning the material… Camping out in the Lab room and just getting into the material deep! The Lab Proctors are GOOD guys who’ve been in the game a long time and can help you out with more than just your lab (shhh… don’t tell them I told you to do that ;)) So get your LAB ON!

Friendships Forged in Fire and Wine

VMworld is not just about Virtualization, Learning, Sessions, Labs and Networking. It is about Friendships Forged deep, often over some kind of spirit and intensive conversation. Battles will be fought, People will transition from Company to Company, Customer to Partner, Partner to Vendor, Vendor to Competitor; but with all said and done. We are still friends. And we stick together and get the opportunity to share in each others experiences again. You are not excluded from this category. If you walk away from VMworld without having met at least 5 new people, or forged some ridiculous potential life long relationship; You have Failed. Yea I said it. FAILURE. If you’re on a distribution list that I created and Managed for this event for internal communication and you don’t take advantage of the mindshare of folks attending in person to get to know each other and do business… You are failing your future, upwards! So take those moments. See your friends, Meet and Make New Friends, Think outside of your box and reach outside of your comfort area. And if you need a push in the right direction, Find me – I’ll nudge you, introduce you and more.

#CXIDinner, Cat Ears, and my Schedule

This has been a question of CONTROVERSY for quite some time OMG IS CXI THROWING HIS FABLED #cxiparty this year. The official answer is; no. Why? Because San Francisco is RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE OMG. And I would never wish that burden upon ANYONE, And I seriously mean ANYONE. NEVER, NOT THAT BURDEN. You think San Francisco is Expensive, Imagine at SCALE (#CXIParty had >1200 people last year, where the hell do you store that many people in this city?!) So, no, I will not be throwing an official #CXIParty at that level of scale like seen in Las Vegas last year (You can count on it in Vegas again though ;))

That said though. Here is what you can count on. VMworld 2010 in San Francisco gave birth the creation of #CXIDinner – It’s very informal, very comfortable, very much a different kind of event, usually after all is said, done, and settled (starting anywhere from 10PM to 2 or 3AM… really depends on what we’re doing is over) So you’re more than welcome to find out WHERE the #CXIDinner will be hosted on any given night. None of them are (officially) Partner sponsored at this time, so you’d be catching your own tab, but we keep it honest, practical, affordable and friendly. So if you’re a late night guy who is hungry like we all are, I encourage you to monitor twitter for updates on where #CXIDinner will be happening, or my regular @CXI Feed…

FYI: #CXIDinner will be a daily activity occurring at some random variable time – No registration, just show up / notify / txt (630.362.1320), whatever. :) Hopefully #CXIDinner veterans such as @HPStorageGuy will be there too! :)

Speaking of Cat Ears; Yes I will have *many* of my fabled cat ears, my new Brain Wave controlled cat ears, and even a CUSTOM set of ears I’ll be unveiling early (These will also be my ears to celebrate my birthday coming in September. – Let’s celebrate my birthday at VMworld… and again in Chicago on September 8th! :))

Some of you may wonder “You keep saying come find you, but WTF how am I supposed to do that!@!@!@” – Well, here is a copy of my schedule to make that a TAD easier… :)

As you can see I took advantage of the “Personal Time” which most likely involves me being on the Show Floor or diagramming something using random sticks or something somewhere, but either way… you *might* be able to find me in those locations at those times… In theory of course! As far the “After Hours” goes… I’m playing that by ear. It’s been awhile since I’ve NOT been organizing or throwing some kind of event so I like the freedom to do whatever the hell I’d like in those circumstances. (Yes I’ll be at the #VMUnderground on Sunday, you don’t have to worry about that! ;))

Oh and I’m bound to head over to Chinatown for Foot and Hand Reflexology at the place which is hands down the best I’ve experienced, even across China and Asia! So come on down – I’ll also be doing some vegan meals at random points too if you want to experience pure OMG.

But wait, that’s not all! Last but not least (Yes, as you’ll see this is an area OFTEN left as an after-thought…)

Security and Safety

Only carry what you need

This is a general ‘pick-pocket’ city rule. If you have a wallet with ‘x’ number of credit cards, pick the ones you need MOST and leave the rest somewhere safe [At home, or in the hotel/safe] To re-enforce that, let me give you an example of things you NEED and things you DONT need

NEED: Credit Card, Cash, ID [Passport, State ID or License, not ALL three with you though] Insurance Card, BUSINESS CARDS

Now I want you to seriously think about it. If you lost your wallet how many of these items would it HURT to lose and how many would be ANNOYING to lose. Losing ID sucks as does losing credit cards and cash, but losing the wallet normally makes that happen. The other misc don’t need items is just insult to injury in annoyance. Ride thin and keep only what you need on you.

Write your name in something you own

Once upon a time [okay a year ago] I got a phone call from the Las Vegas airport asking if I had lost my Notebook there. Having not been to Vegas in some time, I did not. They had found a notebook which had MY business card in it! I knew there was an internal VMware meeting going on that week and I knew who I had given my card to, so I took down the information and tracked down who the notebook belonged to. If his name was WRITTEN in the notebook or similarly on whatever item it was, they could have contacted him directly. The point is… take ownership of what belongs to you and you have a vested interest in :)

Travel in a group or at least don’t travel alone

Taking a step further beyond pick-pocketing, there are other matters to be concerned about. Sure you should be fine if you are out at 8PM after an event, or even 10PM but the later it gets, the crazier it gets (e.g. Homeless Man Gets Sleeping Bag Stolen During SF SoMa Plunger Attack – Which happened at 3:30AM a week ago) I sincerely care for all of you attending, whether I know you or not and want you to be prepared. I’ve followed the ‘crazy’ that occurs on the streets in/around Moscone and SF downtown for years; do your best not to travel alone or put yourself into otherwise potentially compromising situations, it’s not worth the headache and heartache. Though what you do get is stories like….

Last time VMworld was in San Francisco, It was around 11PM as I was walking back from having dinner with @Beaker and there in the Yerba Buena Gardens fountain was a man sloshing around knee deep in the water picking up change. For those of you who follow my Photo Journeys of the world on Instagram and shared on Tumblr note I never took this photo. Because let’s just say… Some crazy is best left observed and not documented with photos; the end result is me being alive to tell you this very story!

Be careful, any time of day or night. But don’t be afraid to enjoy the beautiful city!

I hope you have a safe and joyous VMworld, Let me know if this helps, if you want to post any additional comments, tips, suggestions, Car-pooling, all that.

How many of you have ever attended a “Lunch and Learn”. For those of you not familiar it typically will involved a Partner, Vendor or someone with some information to share, and often involves food (Usually Pizza or Sandwiches).

Here are the typical conditions following lunch and learns “Wow, you mean there’ll be free food? Sure I’ll come to the lunch and learn!” or “I’m interested in that topic, but I love free food!”

Yes, those are very true and strong conditions when it comes to lunch and learns. Now let’s shift the tables a bit, and you become me. Hi, I’m Christopher and I’m vegan, and I love people and technology. So what does this mean?

If I am attending a lunch and learn, it is NOT for the food. When I attend these events it is because I want the “Learn” component of the lunch and learn. Even when it’s a subject that I know implicitly, it also has it’s value of my ability to ask questions (Both those questions I want to know the answers to, and those which others may not be asking but they really need to know the answers to and it isn’t being covered). These same guidelines apply to user groups as well, which is to say, whenever I go somewhere it is RARELY if ever for the food.

Just think about that, if you ever see me at a Lunch and Learn, a TechEd Party, User Group meeting or who knows what – I am either there to learn, meet you, or educate in my ever so technical evangelist way, but I’m never there for the food, nor am I ever there to be the ‘know it all ass who wants to show you what I know’. I’m more interested in what you know and if you have any questions or challenges, I love solving problems!

I did this before I did it for a living, and if I won the lotto tomorrow (Let’s make that Tuesday, for $180million please) I’ll continue to do it, because I care more about the education and growth of our community than I do anything else. An attitude of growth, sincerity and caring matter far more to me than egos, or free food :) Think about it the next time you meet a Vegan Technologist, we’re definitely not in it for the food ;)

Furthermore, I am also a geek, and an efficiency geek. Part of the guidelines of those two prior statements is that I look for the best solutions to problems, and I look for ways in which they can be replicated with ease, with as little effort as possible, and consumable by all the masses.

It is with great pain I feel I have to write this post, but this is not the first time I’ve broached this particular subject, in fact I’ve touched on this subject in my personal and professional life hundreds if not thousands of times.

The particular subject in question is, Vegans, or those “trying” to go vegan (Whatever that means) and their lack of ability to get enough protein.

Let me start by providing you a little insight into my particular situation.

I went from Meat-eater, to Vegan over night. I did not ease my way in to it over several years. One day I was eating meat, and the next, I was not any longer – And I haven’t looked back since. That was ~8 years ago I made that decision and change. The core tenet which kept me from being vegan for so long? The lack of consumable vegan foods which weren’t all “Smoked”, “Bbq” or “Charcoaled” It would burn my mouth and left a bad taste all around.

The second part of my situation, is that immediately upon becoming a full-time vegan, instead of a full-time omni-vore, I had to stop myself from eating on a daily and regular basis. Why? Because I was getting too much protein (This is contrary to what you may see a lot of others doing. Most “vegans” claim they cannot get enough Protein) This brings me to the very point of this all: What are you doing wrong if you have become vegan and are unable to get enough protein?

Now, don’t get me wrong, and I want to make this very clear. If you aren’t getting enough protein and you are vegan – You are fundamentally doing something very wrong.

I don’t want to sugar coat this. But there are a number of tenets of nutrition, with the first one being called

Portion sizing: When you eat food throughout a day, whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner. There are portions of food which you need to account for. You cannot wake up in the morning, eat 15lbs of pasta and say “I’m done for the day”. First of all, that isn’t healthy and won’t provide you with the sufficient level of nutrients your body needs for long-term sustainability.

Portion Planning: Just because you are eating appropriate portions of food, doesn’t mean you have your planning down. Let’s say you’re following “Crazy Persons New Diet Fad” which says, “Eat only beans and lentils and you’ll lose weight!” While technically it may be true, if your body isn’t sustained to feel satisfied from eating purely lentils and beans all day long (Something I rarely eat), then your body will feel it is being deprived and starved. When the body enters into starvation, it starts to store everything as fat. Next thing you know, your ‘waist’ has grown instead of shrunk and now you’re blaming a “vegan diet”. Any diet which doesn’t involve balance and doesn’t listen to your body, isn’t one worth trying.

Bringing me to the next most important:

Listen to your body: Once you’re off the hormones of beef and all of the additives found inside of most food, you’ll be able to “hear” your body. You will find yourself having cravings for all different kinds of foods. That is your body telling you “I need this, I want that”. My body tends to tell me when I lack certain nutrients so I fulfill its particular requests. While this can be easily said by the lack of certain nutrients and substances, the same can be said by the abundance of things. Your body in short order will start to alert you when you’ve taken in too much protein, or fat-soluable minerals.

So you’re saying, “Hey, I’m vegan and I don’t get enough Protein”.

I have to ask, “Then what is it that you’re eating?”.

Here are some particularly good sources of Protein, which don’t require you to change your diet considerably, or undergo any kind of major ‘changes’ to your life, let alone your budget.

Disclaimer: If you have a gluten allergy, a majority of these will not work for you. Let me know if you are looking for sources of protein and are allergic to gluten and I can reach out to you separately. :) I particular seek out Gluten specific proteins because I like Gluten :))

Second Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with any of these food companies. This is actual food that I eat, and I’m tired of hearing vegans “quit” because of the lack of “protein” options.

You’re on the Go? Need a snack and an influx of Protein?

Look to: Tofurky Jurky! (Available in Original and Peppered) – 12 Grams of Protein per 4 pieces. That’s a “steak” worth of Protein in a single package, yet taking seconds to eat.

As a convenience vegan, always on the go, I looked for the best in high quality/low cost bars to eat. After trying them all, I’m drawn towards the “Clif Bar” and the “Luna bar” line. Though, the Luna Bars I like are only available out of season. :)

A few specific bars from Clif that I eat are:

And my favorite ones available (seasonally)

So, wait a minute. You’re telling me a bar, which you can get for $0.99 cents has 10 or more grams of protein in it?

Next thing you’re gonna say I can get a single Vegan bar covered in chocolate with 13 grams of protein!

Hey, wait a minute. I’m not always on the go, and I want something which isn’t just a bunch of candy bars to eat! What options do I have to introduce into my regular meals?

Well, this is simply done without pictures! Get yourself some Tofu, some Seitan, or even eat some Pasta! Pasta itself has loads of protein in it. If you’re saying “I don’t want to eat carbs” then you’re effectively saying you are willing to throw all caution to the wind and ignore your body and its needs (The brain loves carbs!) But, to cut on carbs.. go with Seitan or Tofu then.

Here’s a simple way to give yourself a large volume of Protein with little effort.

1 Cup of Pasta, a heaping of Pasta sauce to your choosing, and 1 cup of Garbanzo beans smashed. The beans will mix with the sauce and become a thicker sauce.

All to the tune of an additiona 11.9 grams of protein just from the garbanzo beans alone.

Hey! I thought you said not to eat beans.

No, I didn’t say that. I said that beans and lentils are not a staple in my diet, I come across them occasionally! And you can too. :)

One of the best ‘quick access’ protein sources that can be cooked are the new Boca Original Chik’n Nuggets. There was some controversy around these (I’m sure you’ll find them on a google search) where they went from a vegan recipe, to a non-vegan recipe. And now we’re back to the vegan recipe. I particularly advise the bagged variety which offers 14g of protein per every ‘4’ nuggets. They’re soft, easily consumable, great tasting, and $2.69 a bag at my local Woodmans.

This is not the end-all, be-all list. The options are endless and I’ve only barely touched the surface of how to get protein (Infact, too much protein) fairly easily and readily.

One last thing for the Spelt-inclined or general Pretzel lovers:

Newmans makes a line of Pretzels which are chock full of protein! (And spelt as well) 4/5 grams of protein per serving for around 30 grams per bag.

Like I said, this is not the definitive list of Protein sources out there for vegans. There is a lot more than this, and a whole lot which cater specifically to particular allergies or needs, and even some to correspond to what I would refer to the “Crazy diets”

(Re: Crazy Diet is defined as a diet which cares more about what they’re telling you to do on paper, than to actually care for and listen to your body. These fad diets tend to cause more trauma in the casual person than they do of help in the long-run). As an efficiency and hard-core geek who will test things and get them down to a scientific level of replication, I would not encourage diets which are not founded in fact or reality.)

Good luck out there, but most importantly – If you’re not getting enough Protein – Tell me what it is that YOU eat, and that can be easily tracked and traced to make sure you’re not only living well, but a balanced and appropriate life.